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Ann Arbor, MI vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 50.7% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Jersey City than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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